22nd Annual Leonard and David Schaeffer Memorial Guitar Competition

Sunday, February 14, 2010
2:30 p.m.

The University of Arizona School of Music presents the 22nd Annual Leonard and David Schaeffer Memorial Guitar Competition. A total of $2,500 will be awarded in cash prizes.

Sponsored by the Leonard and David Schaeffer Memorial Endowment, this competition honors the memories of Leonard and David Schaeffer, and their father Albert Schaeffer, by showcasing the exemplary talents of the UA guitar studio.

Albert Schaeffer practiced law in Chicago and Tucson and was a Chicago jazz pianist, a five-year combat captain in World War II and a military judge in Germany following the war. His wife Clare was the daughter of Aaron Kritz, a famous Chicago cantor. She was raised in a distinguished musical family and appeared in Vaudeville as a young child. She is a master therapeutic recreation specialist and garnered national attention for her groundbreaking work in music therapy with the residents of Handmaker home for the aging. Clare's brother, Robert Kritz, is a noted composer of classical music. Her sister Brina Roden is a published poet and her sister Judith Perkins was a an accomplished pianist. Their support and guidance helped to establish the UA guitar studies program as one of this country’s finest.

Admission: $9 general, $7 UA employees and seniors 55 and up, $5 students
Audience: All